Buckner owns a 4.56 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 40 strikeouts in 47 1/3 innings over eight Triple-A starts this season.

A third-round pick of the Orioles in 2010, Klein made just 21 minor-league appearances befor shutting it down.

Looks like it may have finally caught up to the White Sox first baseman. Nearly one-third of the way into the season, he's batting .224 with a .642 OPS.

Maybe for a player on the right side of 35, you'd assume he was due for a correction and destined to finish with his usual numbers. But one way Konerko has shown his age over the last couple years is by slowing down in the second half, unable to withstand the wear and tear of a 162-game season. At this stage of his career, his body likely won't let him make up for lost stats with a herculean two-month stretch.

I now rank Konerko 32nd among first basemen, behind even Corey Hart and Ike Davis.

The fact that Ruf can only play in the outfield or first base also hurt his chances of earning a call up.

"I think the better fit was someone who could play all over the field," assistant GM Scott Proefrock told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "We’ve got two (interleague) games. It would be hard to find (Ruf) a place to play and it probably wouldn’t be the right fit."

Ruf has a .772 on-base plus slugging percent at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, with a .262 batting average, a career-worst mark. 

"We really won't know for another week or so how it's recovering," Utley told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "Obviously, I'd like to be back in 15 days. But I don’t think it's smart to come back if it's not ready."

The team hopes he will only need the minimum amount of time, but Utley will receive several updates throughout his stay on the DL. 

"I feel a little better today than I felt two days ago," Utley said, "so that’s a good sign."

Bradley could be an option once the team's pitching gets through the next few days. "I think we’re getting a little ahead of ourselves because of the need for a pitcher right now," manager John Farrell told WEEI. "So as we reshuffle or maybe rebalance our roster, other names will start to come into the mix."

Bradley has hit .322/.420/.458 in 59 at-bats at Triple-A this season.

We know the Blue Jays' right-hander has great stuff, and we've seen him put it to good use at times. But that stuff, while as good as ever, isn't getting the same results this year. And because he has never maintained his best self over a full season before, we can't assume he'll eventually come around.

Obviously, you can't start him right now, which is why I've dropped him to 46th in my starting pitcher rankings, but as much as you have invested in him and as good as you know he can be, I wouldn't recommend dropping him. You'd hate to have him rebound with ace numbers for somebody else.

Adams threw live batting practice Friday and had no problems with his back, so the team will have him skip the minors.

"While he was a little rusty at not having thrown in several days, he physically felt fine," general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said in a statement, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.